Full details of incident

All lanes reopen

Police have confirmed all lanes have reopened on the M4 after the incident.

A spokesman said:

“All lanes of the M4 westbound between junctions 5 and 6 have re-opened following this morning’s road traffic collision.

“There is a police presence on the hard shoulder for investigation work at this time.

“Thank you for your patience while we dealt with the incident.”

08:48

Five mile queues

The lanes have reopened but the queues remain. There are still five miles of queues after the incident this morning.

08:32KEY EVENT

Police confirm person has died

Police say a pedestrian has died after colliding with a lorry on the motorway this morning.

A spokesman said: “Officers from Thames Valley Police’s Serious Collisions Investigations Unit are investigating a fatal road traffic collision which occurred on the M4 between junctions 5 and 6 westbound this morning at around 3.45am.

“A heavy goods vehicle was in collision with a pedestrian between the hard shoulder and lane one, and sadly, the pedestrian has subsequently died.